Public senior school

Shine Star Kai Secondary School

Also listed as Shine Star Kai Secondary.

A senior school in Makindu sub-county, Makueni County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 21 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3; Former county schools.
KNEC code: 18348103
UIC: 3SE9
Level: Senior school
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 44 MAKINDU
School code: L4040879
2013 boarding or day: Day
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier; Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Next placements: Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portalGet an alert when they’re released.

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM9 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 7

Pure Sciences · 2

Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 7

Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071
Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081
Agriculture, Business Studies, GeographyST2050
Agriculture, Chemistry, Home ScienceST2086
Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018
Computer Studies, Home Science, PhysicsST2031

Social Sciences9 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 9

Humanities & Business Studies · 9

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Computer StudiesSS2106
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, GeographySS2001
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & CitizenshipSS2008
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Literature in EnglishSS2009
Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2095
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2073
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Arts & Sports Science3 combinations Arts 1 · Sports 2

Arts · 1

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021

Sports · 2

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2039
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 17: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean.

Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 97
Teaching staff: 5
Students per teacher: 19.4:1 (2007)
Acres: 13
Acreage per enrolment: 7.5

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	0	0	0
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	4	1	5
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	1	1	2

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Data sources

The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Staff and facility figures show their recorded years. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.

Pathways, subject combinations and emblems: Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS); checked 15 October 2026.
December 2025 senior-school list, row 762.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 5078; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.